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: any discloses tonight. >> no discloses, tom. >> tom: happy new year. >> to you as well. >> tom: it's our market monitor to end the year, robert stovall, can standard & poors. over the past few weeks, we've looked back at 2010 and ahead to 2011. now, something different for our last take on that. here's another installment of "ink-o-nomics" with david gillette, an award winning illustrator and essayist at twin cities public television. >> okay, here it is, the global economy chugging across the finish line of another year. boy, oh, boy, what a year it's been. so, robert zoellick, president of the world bank, how would you verbally encapsulate 2010? >> uhm, a year of fra jillity. >> fragility. good word choice. i've been trying to fix the walkway outside my house for 18 months but unfortunately my strategic cash reserves have been depleted by other priorities. what is the prognosis? is there more financial flexibility in my future? >> in the developing world, you've already had some pretty strong growth and recovery. >> okay, good to hear. but in all fairness, i'm more concerned about
: any discloses tonight. >> no discloses, tom. >> tom: happy new year. >> to you as well. >> tom: it's our market monitor to end the year, robert stovall, can standard & poors. over the past few weeks, we've looked back at 2010 and ahead to 2011. now, something different for our last take on that. here's another installment of "ink-o-nomics" with david gillette, an award winning illustrator and essayist at twin cities public television. >> okay, here...
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and tom, there's a lot riding on what he tells the american people. >> tom: susie, the president will discuss a wide range of issues, but with all the concerns about jobs, the deficit and the weak housing market, the economy is sure to top the list. >> susie: here's darren gersh with a preview of what to expect. >> reporter: in a youtube preview, the president made it clear obama the pro business centrist will be standing before congress tomorrow night, and the key focus will be restoring american competitiveness. >> to do that, we're going to have to out-innovate, we're going to out-build, we're going to have to out-compete, we're going to have to out-educate other countries. that's our challenge. >> reporter: if that competitiveness agenda sounds familiar, it should. the country has been talking about it, off and on, for more than 20 years. howard rosen began working on competitiveness policy in the early 90s. >> the problem is that competitiveness and these long- term issues need to be addressed consistently over time, not just when we're having these short- term problems. >> repor
and tom, there's a lot riding on what he tells the american people. >> tom: susie, the president will discuss a wide range of issues, but with all the concerns about jobs, the deficit and the weak housing market, the economy is sure to top the list. >> susie: here's darren gersh with a preview of what to expect. >> reporter: in a youtube preview, the president made it clear obama the pro business centrist will be standing before congress tomorrow night, and the key focus will...
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they're spending a bit more, but tom, they are still uneasy about the economy. >> tom: that's right, susie. we saw conflicting reports today. retail sales for december rose six-tenths of percent-- the biggest annual gain since 1999. but, a measure of consumer sentiment took a unexpected dip in january. >> susie: so are consumer attitudes changing when it comes to money. suzanne pratt gets some answers. >> reporter: since the great recession americans have gotten a lot more familiar with these little guys. that's because we're saving more, spending less and paying down debt. barbara whitehead, director of the templeton center for thrift and generosity, says our rediscovered frugality is here to stay. >> just even in a cultural way, it's a shift. it's a sort of change of pace. some people say they really enjoy that they slow down a little bit, or that they can be more thoughtful about what they do spend. >> reporter: economists aren't so sure and the data is starting to support their skepticism. the savings rate hovered near 0% in early 2008 after a decade of over-consumption. during t
they're spending a bit more, but tom, they are still uneasy about the economy. >> tom: that's right, susie. we saw conflicting reports today. retail sales for december rose six-tenths of percent-- the biggest annual gain since 1999. but, a measure of consumer sentiment took a unexpected dip in january. >> susie: so are consumer attitudes changing when it comes to money. suzanne pratt gets some answers. >> reporter: since the great recession americans have gotten a lot more...
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i'm tom hudson. good night everyone. and good night to you too, susie. >> susie: good night tom. i'm susie gharib. good night everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. it's unanimous. federal reserve policymakers were united today in deciding to keep interest rates near 0%. tom, this was the first meeting of the year, and the fed's thinking though is the same: hold rates super low to stimulate the economy. >> tom: susie, the fed is also sticking with its "qe2" strategy-- that's the plan to buy billions of dollars of government bonds. >> susie: but you know if you scrutinize the fed's language in its policy statement, there are some clues about the future direction of interest rates. suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: it's not easy being the federal reserve these days. talk up the recent strength in the economy too much, and financial markets will worry a hike in interest rates is coming. say something bad about the rising price of food or gas? same prob
this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. it's unanimous. federal reserve policymakers were united today in deciding to keep interest rates near 0%. tom, this was the first meeting of the year, and the fed's thinking though is the same: hold rates...
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i'm tom hudson. good night everyone, and goodnight to you too, susie. >> susie: good night tom. i'm susie gharib. good night everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> more information about investing is available in "nightly business report's" video "how wall street works". to order this dvd, call 1-800- play-pbs or visit online at shoppbs.org. >> be more. pbs.
i'm tom hudson. good night everyone, and goodnight to you too, susie. >> susie: good night tom. i'm susie gharib. good night everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> more information about investing is available in "nightly...
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thanks for watching. >> tom: i'm tom hudson, we hope to see you back here tomorrow night. this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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auto industry. >> tom: the combination of the protests in egypt, earnings and >> tom: the combination of the protests in egypt, earnings and the major indices hitting more than two year highs this week. we ended the week with some selling that erased any of the gains earlier in the week. the dow fell 0.4% this week, pushed down by today's selling. the nasdaq saw the biggest drop today, but for the week only lost 0.1%. and the s&p 500 shed 0.6% after briefing touching a 29-month high on thursday. the turmoil and uncertainty in egypt was felt in the broad market with worries about mid- east peace and global trade routes, especially for oil. those worries fed a rally in shippers. we'll start with oil tanker frontline. shares jumped almost 8% on the egypt worries and volume jumped six fold. the stock clearly has been trending lower since may, falling from its high of more than $38. just last week was its most recent low. meantime, energy producer apache fell on heavy volume. trading volume was eight times normal. shares closed down just 1%, but its a six week low. the egyptian connection
auto industry. >> tom: the combination of the protests in egypt, earnings and >> tom: the combination of the protests in egypt, earnings and the major indices hitting more than two year highs this week. we ended the week with some selling that erased any of the gains earlier in the week. the dow fell 0.4% this week, pushed down by today's selling. the nasdaq saw the biggest drop today, but for the week only lost 0.1%. and the s&p 500 shed 0.6% after briefing touching a 29-month...
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. >> tom: getting your portfolio ready for the new year. you're watching "nightly business report" for monday, january 3. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone, and happy new year. investors kicked off 2011 with a rally. tom, it looks like they're feeling positive about the outlook for the economy this year, and all the major stock averages rose on that optimism. >> tom: susie, stocks surged right from the opening bell this morning, but pulled back a bit by the close. still some decent gains. the dow rose 93 points, the nasdaq added 38 and the s&p 500 was up 14. those gains came on a pickup in trading volume. a billion shares moving on the nyse and nearly two billion on the nasdaq. >> susie: so now what? is this the time to make some new investment moves? suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: it's a new year. it's a ne
. >> tom: getting your portfolio ready for the new year. you're watching "nightly business report" for monday, january 3. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone, and happy new year. investors kicked off 2011 with a rally. tom, it...
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. >> tom: what does the new year bring for the company? we ask c.e.o. klaus kleinfeld in our exclusive interview. you're watching "nightly business report" for monday, january 10. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. solid earnings tonight from alcoa and a bullish forecast for this year. the world's largest aluminum company is the first dow component to report quarterly numbers, and tom, analysts are hoping these strong numbers will set a positive tone for the upcoming corporate earnings season. >> tom: susie, the results also beat analyst estimates. excluding special items, alcoa earned 21 cents a share in the fourth quarter-- two cents more than estimates. revenues were in line with expectations-- $5.7 billion. alcoa also said it expects 12% growth this year for aluminum products, and it's calling for global demand to double
. >> tom: what does the new year bring for the company? we ask c.e.o. klaus kleinfeld in our exclusive interview. you're watching "nightly business report" for monday, january 10. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. solid...